1 Chronicles 12:13 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 12:13 mean?

1 Chronicles 12:13 lists two men, Jeremiah as the tenth and Machbanai as the eleventh, in a sequence of warriors who joined David at Ziklag. This verse is part of a roster naming the skilled fighters who supported David before he became king.

The writer of 1 Chronicles is recording the names and order of notable men from the tribe of Gad who came to help David during a difficult time, when he was fleeing from King Saul. The verse simply identifies Jeremiah and Machbanai by their rank in this group, showing their inclusion among David’s loyal supporters.

Where else these words appear

“eleventh” Hebrew H6249 · used in 18 verses

Exodus 26:7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
Numbers 29:20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
Jeremiah 1:3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

“tenth” Hebrew H6224 · used in 26 verses

Genesis 8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
Deuteronomy 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
Isaiah 6:13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

“Jeremiah” Hebrew H3414 · used in 133 verses

2 Kings 23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jeremiah 29:1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Jeremiah 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.